$160 ▲ +77.8%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $90
- 2021: $160
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Carapooee · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Very low living costs define daily life in Carapooee, where a typical monthly mortgage is just $750. This is a sparsely populated area where the vast majority of people own their homes outright, making it much more affordable than the state or national average.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Carapooee — lower than 84% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Housing costs are far below the state and national figures. Typical weekly rent is only $160, and monthly mortgage payments are far lower than the Victorian average of $1,859.
$160 ▲ +77.8%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$750 ▲ +5.5%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Carapooee, Under $1,000 is the majority at 67%; $1,800–$2,999 is next at 33%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very high here, with 56.7% of homes owned outright—far above the national figure of 31%. No households in the area are renting.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
56.7% ▼ -9.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Carapooee, Owned outright is the majority at 57%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 30%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 90% of the homes here, which is far above the state average. However, the area has far fewer homes with three or more bedrooms compared to most other places.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
90.0% ▼ -8.2%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
53.3% ▼ -25.0%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Carapooee, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Carapooee, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 35%, followed by 2 bedrooms (23%) and 1 bedroom (15%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Carapooee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20481/carapooee/topic/housing-dwellings